The platform is offering channels the option to review content, and edit or delete videos that may go against policy.

YouTube is working on a new way to help creators who have been penalized over spam policy violations avoid losing their channels by giving them an opportunity to address spam concerns.

Under the current YouTube spam guidelines, channels that have been found to be using spammy tactics, such as manipulating viewers to inflate engagement stats, or engaging in comment spam, will be given either a warning or a strike, each of which will then impact their earnings capacity.

If a channel gets three strikes within a 90-day period, it faces potential termination.

In order to provide more assistance for channels that have hit termination thresholds, YouTube is testing a new process that will enable those channels to self-correct, edit or remove the violating content.

As explained by YouTube: “If a channel is eligible for this experiment during termination, it will enter a 30-day locked period and the channel owner will be notified via email and in YouTube Studio on desktop. Certain actions, such as uploading new videos or posting comments, will not be available while your channel is locked.”

Within this time period, suspended channels will have the opportunity to review their content and edit or delete videos that violate spam policies. Channel managers can also opt to delete all videos to save their channel, or submit an appeal if they think that their channel actually complies with the rules.

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